Peru Map
Peru is a town in Clinton County in the U.S. state of New York. The population was 6,998 at the 2010 census. The town was named Peru because its mountainous nature suggested that country.
The Town of Peru is in the eastern part of the county and is south of Plattsburgh.
The town was first settled in 1772. The Battle of Valcour Island was fought in Lake Champlain in the eastern part of Peru in 1776.
Nearby cities include Au Sable Forks, Dannemora, Willsboro, Burlington, Winooski.